Where does “chiide” come from?

chiide (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German kīde, from Old High German *chīdi, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

chiide (Alemannic German): to sprout, germinate (especially regarding potatoes)

Definitions

  1. to sprout, germinate (especially regarding potatoes)

Ancestry of “chiide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankīde—
2Old High German*chīdi—
3Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
4Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
5Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþą →